A court in Cambodia on Thursday sentenced the country's former ambassador to South Korea to five years in prison on charges of corruption and abuse of power.http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/12/01/world/asia/ap-as-cambodia-corruption.html?_r=0

Brazilian authorities are investigating thousands of reports of fraud and criminal interference in the country’s municipal elections, including one case in which the country’s most notorious prison gang allegedly funded…

The government has suspended the governor of Bangkok, the country's most senior elected official, on Thursday while the country's attorney general investigates allegations of corruption and misuse of city funds…

South Africa Police Minister has said that Zuma will not have to pay £13.2m he spent on renovating his house. The minister said the renovations were for security purposes. Zuma was accused of deceiving parliament about the expense and scope of the security upgrade and last year, public protector Thuli Madonsela, the country’s ombudswoman, found that the president and his family had “unduly benefited” from the work on his home andshould repaysome of the money. The work included a swimming pool, amphitheatre, visitor centre, cattle enclosure and chicken coop.http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/28/south-african-president-jacob-zuma-residence-upgrades

Italy has passed a new anti-corruption legislation in which offenders found guilty of balance sheet fraud will be jailed for three to eight years. Other corruption crimes range from three to ten years in prison. Italy is struggling with increased corruption, ranking 69 in 2014 corruption index. Top politicians, mafia organizations, and business people have dominated recent cases of corruption.

South Korea President Park has named new Prime Minister after the incumbent stepped down over corruption. Hwang Kyo-ahn, who has been serving as justice minister becomes the sixth Prime Minister since 2013. All the former Prime Misters either stepped down or resigned over corruption. http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKBN0O60AH20150521